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2005A&A...432...83G - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 432, 83-89 (2005/3-2)

Limits on the transverse velocity of the lensing galaxy in Q2237+0305 from the lack of strong microlensing variability.

GIL-MERINO R., WAMBSGANSS J., GOICOECHEA L.J. and LEWIS G.F.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present a method for the determination of upper limits on the transverse velocity of the lensing galaxy in the quadruple quasar system Q2237+0305, based on the lack of strong microlensing signatures in the quasar lightcurves. The limits we derive here are based on four months of high quality monitoring data, by comparing the low amplitudes of the lightcurves of the four components with extensive numerical simulations. We make use of the absence of strong variability of the components (especially components B and D) to infer that a ``flat'' time interval of such a length is only compatible with an effective transverse velocity of the lensing galaxy of vbulk≤630km/s for typical microlenses masses of Mµlens=0.1M (or vbulk≤2160km/s for Mµlens=1.0M) at the 90% confidence level. This method may be applicable in the future to other systems.

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Journal keyword(s): gravitational lensing - galaxies: quasars: individual: Q2237+0305 - methods: numerical

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